Film & Beyond

Nicole Goeden is an actress originally from Montana, and has studied acting in Glasgow and has an extensive background in theatre.  She has been acting in Minnesota for about 4 years. Join us as we dig into her work in acting and from theatre to film in Minnesota.

Adri Mehra is an actor from the Twin Cities who is currently wrapping up production on a comedy feature film based on a true story about a war prison camp in Minnesota. We talk to Adri about the local scene and his journey with acting in the Minneapolis.

George Reese is an entrepreneur, a writer, a filmmaker, and the founder of Minnesota Webfest. Join us as we delve into the man behind so much happening in our state from the web series to festivals, and the streaming platform Seeka.tv 

Amber Steimer & Matt Eckholm are filmmakers living in Minnesota, find out how they met, how many projects they've done together, and how they got their start in film. Plus a little marketing 101 discussion as to what is changing and how we as filmmakers are trying to keep up with the ever-changing social media landscape.

Cynthia does it all, from acting and teaching to directing and writing her first novel! She sits down with us to tell us all about her journey through the film world and why she chose Minnesota to do what she loves so much.

Our guests are filmmakers Brian & Jaymi Michael.  They own and operate Why Create Films. We hear about what brought them together and the film work they have been working on and what's next for them.

Jason Schumacher is a filmmaker who has made two feature films and plenty of short films and music videos to speak of.  He also co-owns and runs GreyDuck Productions for the past 15 years. Hear all about his time as a filmmaker and plans for the future.

We’re passing a big milestone with the podcast. One year of our full episodes being released! Our Anniversary episode with your hosts Alan Tracy & Rehana Power: We talk about the past year, laugh, get vulnerable, answer questions from some listeners (which was fun! send more in!), and we get a little weird.

Jamie Janek is an actress originally from Minnesota, but has spent the past decade in Los Angeles.  Hear all she has to share about what's going on in the industry to her experiences as an actress living the life of an actor in the largest city for film. 

Music Courtesy of Geodesique.

Bill Cooper stops by to talk all things film from his experience getting into the industry, to his favorite roles now and the Twin Cities Film Festival!

Music courtesy of Geodesique.